Corset attachment.



.583. PATENTED APR. 9, 1907.

N. STOSKOPF.

CORSET ATTACHMENT. APPLICATION FILED FBB.28.'1906. RENEWED MAR. a. 1907.

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NETTIE STOSKOPF, OF PROSPER, MINNESOTA.

CORSET ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 9, 1907.

Application filed February 28, 1906. Renewed March 8, 1907. Serial No. 361.343.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, NETTIE STOSKOPF, a citizen of the United States, residing at Prosper, in the county of Fillmore, State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Corset Attachments; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention has relation to corset attachments ofv a character that will tend to prevent the ends of the stays from cutting through the fabric.

Itis the object of this invention to provide a metallic tip or pocket for the end of the corset stay or steel to rest in, so that it will not quickly wear through, thus making the corset unserviceable and prodding into the flesh of the wearer.

The nature of the invention consists of a thin piece of metal doubled upon itself and inclosing the edge of a bit of the fabric (en tering into the construction of the corset) in its fold, the edges of the metal being serrated or formed with points outstanding from the edges, which points may be forced through the fabric and turned over or clenched -31? on the opposite sides in a way that will leave the structure smooth and without rough points protruding or standing out to catch into other garments and tear them.

The invention will be described in detail hereinafter in connection with the accompanying drawings and then pointed out in the subjoined claim.

Of the said drawings, Figure 1 shows one form of a blank that may be struck up from thin sheet metal, such as tin or other metal, that may be nickel-plated or left without plating. Fig. 2 shows the attachment in place. Fig. 3 shows a blank from which a second form of attachment is made. Fig. 4 shows the application of the second form of blank.

Like figures of reference designate like parts or features, as the case maybe, whereever they occur.

In carrying out my invention I take a piece of thin sheet metal of suitable kind and dimensions and cut notches 2 in the opposite edges, so as to form points 3, outstanding from the edges between the notches, and when convenient I leave a space 4 at opposite points, where there are neither notches nor points, but where the metal is cut away so as to form a pocket for the end of the stay or steel, as will presently appear. In some in stances, and I may find it practicable in all, I form a projecting point 3 on one edge opposite a notch 2, made in the opposing edge. lVith a clip thus constructed I give an initial fold thereto along a median line 5 and bring the edge of the corset material 6 into the fold, with the space 4 at the place where the staypocket is to be formed when I double the two halves together over the corset fabric, thrusting the points through said fabric and turning them down on the opposite sides, clenching them in place. The space 4 will leave a pocket between the folds for the reception of the ends of the steel 01' stays, and a cover of fabric on one or both sides may be formed over the structure, as desired, and as indicated in Fig. 2.

Where it is wanted that the pocket for the steel or stay should be formed on the extreme lateral, as well as the upper or lower edge, the metal may be cut away on one side outward from the space 4 and the fold made along the line 5, as before described. Then after the points are inserted and clenched down a lateral fold may be made along the line 7 (see Fig. 3) and said turned-in edge be made to appear as a kind of a hem along one side of the stay-pocket 4, as seen in Fig. 4.

The only thing necessary to make this de vice answer the purposes for which it is intended fully and completely is to see that the points 3 are turned in and clenched so that they will not stick out and engage other fabric or material or prick the skin of the wearer.

Other variations than those pointed out may be made to meet contingencies without departing from the nature of my improvements; but what I have disclosed will show that I fulfil the purposes stated at the outset and provide a corset with any attachment that will prevent the steel or stay from wearing through and occasioning the mischiefs and troubles mentioned.

I claim An attachment for a corset consisting of a piece of sheet metal having points on its opg p g 849,588

posite edges with a blank space for a staythefabric and folded down to form the pocket pocket and no points from the blank space to for the stay at the edge of the corsetQ 1c) the edge on one side, the said piece folded In testimony whereof I affix my signature over the edge of the fabric on a median line in presence of two Witnesses. and the points passed through the fabric and NET TIE STOSKOPF. folded against the opposite side, the place Witnesses:

Where the points are omitted on one side be- 0. S. BoIoE,

ing folded laterally and the points inserted in WM. STosKoPF. 

